{{Quote|Petrified, he watched as [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]] reached up and began to unwrap his turban. What was going on? The turban fell away. Quirrell's head looked strangely small without it. Then he turned slowly on the spot. Harry would have screamed, but he couldn't make a sound. Where there should have been a back to Quirrell's head, there was a [[Tom Riddle|face]], the most terrible face Harry had ever seen. [[Horcrux|It was chalk white with glaring red eyes and slits for nostrils]], like a [[snake]].|The [[Tom Riddle|thing behind Quirrell's turban]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}

{{Quote|Petrified, he watched as [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]] reached up and began to unwrap his turban. What was going on? The turban fell away. Quirrell's head looked strangely small without it. Then he turned slowly on the spot. Harry would have screamed, but he couldn't make a sound. Where there should have been a back to Quirrell's head, there was a [[Tom Riddle|face]], the most terrible face Harry had ever seen. [[Horcrux|It was chalk white with glaring red eyes and slits for nostrils]], like a [[snake]].|The [[Tom Riddle|thing behind Quirrell's turban]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}

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This '''turban '''was used by [[Professor]] [[Quirinus Quirrell]] to hide the face of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] after the [[Dark Wizard|Dark Lord]] possessed him. He used it after he [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1991)|failed to steal]] the [[Philosopher's Stone]] from [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]]. Quirrell's story was that an [[African prince]] gave him the turban as a thank-you for getting rid of a troublesome [[zombie]]. Whether he only made up the turban part or the whole tale is unclear. The turban had an odd smell possibly caused by Voldemort's face and so Fred and George believed that the turban was stuffed full of [[garlic]] to ward off [[vampire]]s.

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This '''turban '''was used by [[Professor]] [[Quirinus Quirrell]] to hide the face of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] after the [[Dark Wizard|Dark Lord]] possessed him. He used it after he [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1991)|failed to steal]] the [[Philosopher's Stone]] from [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]]. Quirrell's story was that an [[African prince]] gave him the turban as a thank-you for getting rid of a troublesome [[zombie]]. Whether he only made up the turban part or the whole tale is false, we do not know. The turban had an odd smell possibly caused by Voldemort's face and so Fred and George believed that the turban was stuffed full of [[garlic]] to ward off [[vampire]]s.

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During winter of the [[1991–1992 school year]], [[Fred and George Weasley]] bewitched several snowballs to follow Quirrell around and bounce off the back of his turban, not realising that by doing so they were hitting [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in the face.

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During the winter of the [[1991–1992 school year]], [[Fred and George Weasley]] bewitched several snowballs to follow Quirrell around and bounce off the back of his turban, not realising that by doing so they were hitting [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in the face.

[[File:TwoFaces.jpg|thumb|left|130px|Quirrell removing the turban]]

[[File:TwoFaces.jpg|thumb|left|130px|Quirrell removing the turban]]

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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film version]] of ''Philosopher's Stone'', Quirrell was wearing the turban at the [[Leaky Cauldron]] pub when he first met [[Harry Potter]]. However, in the book he wasn't, as he had not been possessed by Voldemort until after his failed attempt to steal the Stone from Gringotts.

*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film version]] of ''Philosopher's Stone'', Quirrell was wearing the turban at the [[Leaky Cauldron]] pub when he first met [[Harry Potter]]. However, in the book he wasn't, as he had not been possessed by Voldemort until after his failed attempt to steal the Stone from Gringotts.

*On [[Harry Potter]]'s first night sleeping at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], he had a nightmare in which he imagined that he was wearing this turban, which told him that he must transfer to [[Slytherin]] at once, because it was his destiny. It then kept getting heavier & heavier and tightened painfully, and [[Draco Malfoy]] laughed at him as he struggled with it, then transformed into [[Severus Snape]].

*On [[Harry Potter]]'s first night sleeping at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], he had a nightmare in which he imagined that he was wearing this turban, which told him that he must transfer to [[Slytherin]] at once, because it was his destiny. It then kept getting heavier & heavier and tightened painfully, and [[Draco Malfoy]] laughed at him as he struggled with it, then transformed into [[Severus Snape]].

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*According to coustume designer [[Judianna Makovsky]], they could not use a Middle Eastern turban because it could not hide what needed to be hidden without being misleading.<ref>''[[Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey]]''</ref>

==Appearances==

==Appearances==

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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]''

*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]''

*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''

*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''

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==Notes and references==

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{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Hats|Turban]]

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[[Category:Plot to steal the Philosopher's Stone]]

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"Petrified, he watched as Quirrell reached up and began to unwrap his turban. What was going on? The turban fell away. Quirrell's head looked strangely small without it. Then he turned slowly on the spot. Harry would have screamed, but he couldn't make a sound. Where there should have been a back to Quirrell's head, there was a face, the most terrible face Harry had ever seen. It was chalk white with glaring red eyes and slits for nostrils, like a snake."

"Mere shadow and vapour. I have form only when I can share another's body, but there have always been those willing to let me into their hearts and minds. Unicorn blood has strengthened me, these past weeks. You saw faithful Quirrell drinking it for me in the Forest. And once I have the Elixir of Life, I will be able to create a body of my own"

In the film version of Philosopher's Stone, Quirrell was wearing the turban at the Leaky Cauldron pub when he first met Harry Potter. However, in the book he wasn't, as he had not been possessed by Voldemort until after his failed attempt to steal the Stone from Gringotts.